On October 28-29th, Growing Inland Achievement (GIA) held it’s Annual Toward a Shared Vision Summit, the Inland Empire’s leading regional convening dedicated to expanding educational and economic opportunity. With over 300 attendees from 83 organizations across five states and 35 cities, the sold-out 2025 summit gathered voices from postsecondary, K–12, nonprofit, government, and industry sectors….
oin Growing Inland Achievement and cross-sector partners for ANT Activate 2026. 📅 Friday, January 9, 2026🕗 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM📍 CSUSB Santos Manuel Student Union (North Building) This full-day retreat marks a pivotal moment, honoring a decade of collective action and launching a bold new era of regional collaboration guided by GIA’s 2030 Strategic…
With the 2025–26 financial aid season officially underway, regional partners are uniting to ensure every Inland Empire student has access to the support they need. On October 8, 2025, Growing Inland Achievement (GIA) joined partners from across the Inland Empire to officially kick off the 2025–26 Cash for College season. The regional launch event, held…
This concise brief offers regional context, policy framing, and clear recommendations for education leaders, district administrators, and civic stakeholders committed to improving literacy outcomes.
Through the Higher Endeavor initiative, Growing Inland Achievement continues to support postsecondary institutions in the Inland Empire as they take concrete steps toward transformational change.
Juna Park-Rogers joins GIA through the Randall Lewis Policy Fellowship Program, coordinated by UC Riverside’s Center for Community Solutions and School of Public Policy.
Growing Inland Achievement is pleased to share that Dr. Sorrel Stielstra, Director of Research, has been selected to join the 2025–26 cohort of the California Education Policy Fellowship Program (CA EPFP).
